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CrimeRomance

A Stranger in Town

- You'll Take Him Into Your Heart!

In the small town of Crownport local attorney Bill Adams is trying to break up the ring of corrupt town officials by running for mayor. The cards seemed stacked against him when he gets help from a visiting hunter who, unknown to Adams and the rest of the town, is actually vacationing supreme court justice John Josephus Grant.

Release Date : 1943-04-01

Language :GermanEnglish

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Frank Morgan

Character Name : John Josephus Grant

Original Name : Frank Morgan

Gender : Male

Richard Carlson

Character Name : Bill Adams

Original Name : Richard Carlson

Gender : Male

Jean Rogers

Character Name : Lucy Gilbert

Original Name : Jean Rogers

Gender : Female

Porter Hall

Character Name : Judge Austin Harkley

Original Name : Porter Hall

Gender : Male

Robert Barrat

Character Name : Mayor Jim Connison

Original Name : Robert Barrat

Gender : Male

Donald MacBride

Character Name : Vinnie Zephyr Blaxton

Original Name : Donald MacBride

Gender : Male

Walter Baldwin

Character Name : Tom Cooney

Original Name : Walter Baldwin

Gender : Male

Andrew Tombes

Character Name : Roscoe Swade

Original Name : Andrew Tombes

Gender : Male

Olin Howland

Character Name : Homer Todds

Original Name : Olin Howland

Gender : Male

Irving Bacon

Character Name : Orin Todds

Original Name : Irving Bacon

Gender : Male

Chill Wills

Character Name : Charles Craig

Original Name : Chill Wills

Gender : Male

Eddie Dunn

Character Name : Henry

Original Name : Eddie Dunn

Gender : Male

Gladys Blake

Character Name : Birdie

Original Name : Gladys Blake

Gender : Female

John Hodiak

Character Name : Hart Ridges

Original Name : John Hodiak

Gender : Male

Edward Keane

Character Name : Blaxton's Lawyer

Original Name : Edward Keane

Gender : Male

Robert Homans

Character Name : Sergeant

Original Name : Robert Homans

Gender : Male

Joe Yule

Character Name : Barber

Original Name : Joe Yule

Gender : Male

Fern Emmett

Character Name : Hotel Maid

Original Name : Fern Emmett

Gender : Female

Gladden James

Character Name : Newspaper Man (uncredited)

Original Name : Gladden James

Gender : Male

Reviews

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@Geronimo1967

2022-06-26

Frank Morgan is a American Supreme court Justice ("John Grant") who heads off, with his secretary, on a well earned fishing trip. When he arrives in the small town of Crown Port, he soon discovers that local lawyer "Bill Adams" (Richard Carlson) is on a bit of a crusade to clean up the corrupt town by running for mayor - and having quite a struggle at that. Anonymously, "Grant" decides to pitch in and together they try to manipulate the situation and the town's crooked judge "Harkley" (Porter Hall) to their advantage. Morgan is on fine form here, he has a bit of a glint in his eye and the film revolves around that. Jean Rogers adds a little glamour, and provides a little of the obligatory romance with Carson as their challenge gathers pace. It's fun, this - only just over an hour, well written with a bit of personality and worth a